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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The Hill has similar demographics to Ward 3[/b]. Nobody sends their kids to eastern and this principal doesn’t seem to give those folks the time of day. The question will be whether he’ll give them the time of day at Jackson, or if he’ll continue to cater to the bottom. My guess is the latter, as this is also a DCPS priority. [/quote]

This is an absurd construct. You have isolated one small neighborhood in Eastern's catchment area and claimed it is similar in demographics to all of Ward 3. Assuming you were correct on the facts...and? How is that relevant? Do you not see that you illustrate part of the inherent conflict here; CH is one small neighborhood and Eastern's IB population is much broader and more varied with many more diverse needs than Ward 3s somewhat homogeneous population? Take a look at the catchment for Eastern and then look at Wilson's. Even ignoring OB kids, the IB constituencies are not similar or nearly as homogeneous. Those of you with too much free time or an ax to grind have created this BS construct that that Eastern and Wilson and their respective IB populations are somehow similar and that the only thing holding Eastern back is a principal. Laughable.   [/quote]

Lady, have you taken a look at “the Hill” lately? It’s a huge and growing area with a ton of money. The fact is that Wilson has a sizeable population with similar needs to the kids served by Eastern. This principal has a track record of only caring about that population, despite the very large number of children who live in the Eastern catchment who mirror Wilson’s “different needs” (for lack of a better term) population — kids who are better served by advanced offerings, real AP/IB classes, etc. If you think this guy is going to show up and make any changes that might widen the achievement gap, you are crazy. [/quote]

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